Songwriters Quotes

I just see us as songwriters.

— Luke Hemmings

I love female singer-songwriters!

— Melissa Benoist

My job as a songwriter is to write good songs.

— Greg Brown

My only weapon is my pen, I'm a songwriter.

— Sly Stone

It's unfortunate we've never been just songwriters.

— Adolph Green

Songwriters tell the truth.

— Kara DioGuardi

Queen had incredible songwriters.

— Marc Martel

“The Hollies brought music to life.”

— Anthony T. Hincks

Adam [Cohen] is a great singer-songwriter in his own right.

— Leonard Cohen

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

— Grant-Lee Phillips

Songwriters are still the brightest people in any room.

— Bobby Bare

Andrew Calhoun tells the truth. To my knowledge, there is no better songwriter alive.

— Dave Carter

We felt like, first and foremost, we were songwriters.

— Isaac Hanson

Im a songwriter and Id love to make that a part of my career.

— Condola Rashad

In writing songs, I've learned as much from Cezanne as I have from Woody Guthrie.

— Bob Dylan

In the past, being young, I might have been standoffish to working with other songwriters.

— Raheem DeVaughn

I just wrote a really cool script. It's called "One Track Mind." It's an origin story about the most successful and the…

— Catherine Hardwicke

Being a better songwriter, that's top of the list because I think that is a very intimidating, difficult task. I really admire…

— Morgan James

If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because…

— Smokey Robinson

As songwriters, we can go in and write for other artists in a time where you aren't necessarily feeling inspired for yourself.

— Jessica Origliasso

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of…

— Steve Earle

My highest aspirations as a songwriter are that people would sing my songs or know songs I've written sometime in as far…

— Jeff Tweedy

I find so many songwriters today are missing an element... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the…

— Rufus Wainwright

Spotify has paid more than two billion dollars to labels, publishers and collecting societies for distribution to songwriters and recording artists.

— Daniel Ek

There are people who are great technical players like Eric Clapton, and there are people who are great intuitive songwriters like Daniel…

— Jeffrey Lewis

As I got a little older, I discovered Lori McKenna and Patty Griffin and found out how many other tools we have…

— Ashley McBryde

When I was 6 I thought that I wanted to be a musician - like a singer-songwriter. That's what I romantically envisioned…

— Andrew Garfield

I write a lot from instinct. But as you're writing out of instinct, once you reach a certain level as a songwriter,…

— Janis Ian

My discussion with Keith Richards about the creative process led me to believe that there's an invisible presence of a stream of…

— Billy Gibbons

Audrey Auld is a great singer songwriter. She holds a unique place in contemporary Americana/Roots music. I believe that this uniqueness is…

— Fred Eaglesmith

I'd advise all you songwriters out there, if you're getting into it for the business, go home and get a job digging…

— Butch Hancock

My dad said to me the other day, I really am an artistic person. I was shocked as I never saw him…

— Robert Pattinson

It was a matter of not seeing the woods for the trees. Glorious songs have been in Ireland forever, but a lot…

— Phil Coulter

I suddenly thought about being backstage, and I think it shocks you to meet the people you shared your bedrooms with. And…

— Kevin Drew

In Utero is a testament to the artistic vision of Kurt Cobain. It's kind of a weird record, and it's strangely beautiful…

— Krist Novoselic

What can one say about Michael Jackson? He is one of the world's most acclaimed entertainers, an innovative and exciting songwriter whose…

— Jackie Kennedy

As you can imagine, over the years I have been asked many times to discuss and explain my song "American Pie." I…

— Don McLean

What inspires me is anxiety and the quest to try to change things in my life. ...I got addicted to endings and…

— Kevin Drew

In the beginning I had a lot of self-imposed limitations as far as production and instrumentation. It was really inspiring for us…

— Tamaryn

Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction...All I'm writing is just what I…

— Jimi Hendrix